1.) When looking at stages of development VS Common Core
Standards VS Curriculum Scope and Sequence VS hierarchy of skills which do you
think is important when teaching students with a hearing loss?
When looking at each of these important components I don’t
think there is necessarily one that is more important than the other. I think
each of these components play an important role in teaching curriculum to students
with a hearing loss. It’s important that as the deaf educator you are knowledgeable
on each of these components to ensure that the d/Deaf or hard of hearing students
in your classroom succeeds during the school year. As we have learned in many
of our previous classes each hearing loss is unique. With that being said each
of our students with a hearing loss will be at different levels with the
competencies that they have already met previously, what they are able to meet
currently and what long-term competencies they are working towards meeting. The
components listed above will provide you with helpful information that will
inform you on the competencies that the student should achieve by the end of
the school year in order to be successful in the next grade level. It’s
important for the classroom teacher and the deaf educator to collaborate on how
they will teach these competencies over the school year to prepare their
students for the following grade. Looking at each of these documents in class
was helpful to see how teachers use each of these to build a curriculum for
their students.
2.) What will be your focus as the student expands and
progresses in skill?
As my future students expand and progress with certain
skills I think my focus will be to first praise them for their accomplishments
but then continue to keep challenging them with more advanced skills. We always
talk about pushing our d/Deaf and hard of hearing students to be independent
learners and treat them with the same expectations of their hearing peers. We
want our students to be strong independent learners as they progress through
their educational career to ensure the best success.
I feel our post were very similar! We both felt that there isn’t one that is better than the other. I feel this applies both to regular students and our DHH students. Every student’s education needs to be well-rounded; these three areas allow for the education to be that. I feel in almost every post we all speak about how important it is to recognize that each DHH student will be different; this difference is due to their hearing loss and just how their brain works. Sometimes I feel like a broken record repeating that phrase; but in the long run, I’d rather sound like a broken record and get the point across then a student falling through the cracks because they weren’t given the real chance to succeed. This also applies to regular students as well; every student learns a little different and they all need a good teacher to recognize that and try different teaching techniques. I agree that we should continue to push our students to help them reach the next level. We shouldn’t go easy on them because they have a hearing loss; they may learn different but that doesn’t mean they can’t be pushed just as hard as their peers are being pushed. Good job!
ReplyDeleteHailey--I like your thoughts on how to use these documents. The hierarchies and the standards should help you in planning and preparing students for future skills. I agree that it needs to be a collaborative effort because it is a team effort in educating students who have hearing loss. We do need to praise students for their accomplishments, especially when they put forth the effort and try.
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